Part of what makes colonoscopy the gold standard for colon cancer screening is its safety profile. The risk of serious complications is low (perforations and post-procedure bleeding occur in only 0.05% and 0.3% of colonoscopies, respectively). Yet according to a study out of Yale, a far larger percentage of patients return to the emergency room (ER) within seven days of colonoscopy, with far-reaching impacts on cost and patient satisfaction.
Post-Colonoscopy ER Visits 4X More Likely Than Gastroenterologists Think
Topics: colonoscopy, healthcare costs, safe patient handling, patient safety, emergency room, ER after colonoscopy, abdominal pain colonoscopy